Jostling, teargas at drug lord's auction

"The sale of goods belonging to Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia, a convicted drug trafficker suspected of heading up Colombia's notoriously violent Valle del Norte cartel, included luxury vehicles, DVDs, wine, flatscreen televisions, a watch valued at $US680,000 ($729,748) - and...

Microsoft and Samsung pen broad patent deal

"Microsoft Corporation and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd have this week confirmed that they have entered into a “broad patent cross-licensing agreement” which will result in South Korea-based Samsung obtaining access to Microsoft’s patent to be implemented throughout a...

U.S. Bans Sale of iPods to North Korea

"WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration wants North Korea's attention, so like a scolding parent it's trying to make it tougher for that country's eccentric leader to buy iPods, plasma televisions and Segway electric scooters. The U.S. government's first-ever effort to use...

Orwell Today

"Then came Hitler, the Spanish Civil War, etc. By the end of 1935 I had still failed to reach a firm decision. The Spanish war and other events in 1936-37 turned the scale and thereafter I knew where I stood. Every line of serious work that I have written..."

A CableCard That Hasn't Been Able to Kill the Set-Top Box

"Cable-ready televisions have fallen victim to conflicting business interests, manufacturing costs and a lack of consumer response."

Over 500,000 copies are sold throughout the world EVERY YEAR

George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four". What is the secret of this book that makes people all over the world keep buying it, year after year, after year? That 500,000 copies sold every year, only counts the English language translation. This book is translated into...